Yearly Archives: 2011

Recently, Billy Ray Cyrus held an interview with GQ magazine (published in the Feb. 22nd issue) where he says the Disney TV show “Hannah Montana” destroyed his family, causing his divorce and sending daughter Miley Cyrus spinning out of control. In the interview, Cyrus said he wished the show that launched his daughter to pop…

Most, at this point in time, has at least heard of Adele, at least we hope everyone has. Well, Adele is releasing a new album next week, so we thought we would turn the Melodic Monday spotlight on this truly amazing, and just getting better with maturity, talent. Maturity of course being a whopping 22…

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Elizabeth Taylor has been hospitalized for treatment of congestive heart failure. The Oscar-winning actress was at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Saturday, her spokeswoman Sally Morrison said. The 78-year-old Taylor first disclosed in November 2004 that she suffered from congestive heart failure. The condition was compounded with other ailments including spinal fractures and the effects…

Taylor Swift fans all over the world busily decoded secret messages from her album insert when Speak Now was released last fall. What’s the point of listening to the songs without knowing who Taylor intended the message for, right? Among the tracks on her album, “Enchanted” raised a lot of eyebrows because the message decoded…

The internet world was abuzz today with the release of the latest single from Lady Gaga’s upcoming album. “Born This Way” hit airwaves and YouTube early Friday morning and it didn’t take long for the critics to start pointing out “obvious flaws” with the song. The biggest issue the public, including many Gaga fans, seems…

Day one of rehearsals are now behind us, time to move into day two! Here are the updates! This morning, and just finishing up, we had Rihanna rehearsing her act with Drake. Looks like they will have some sort of “Caveman” theme going on today, with a campfire in the middle of the stage. They…

Apparently, a Producer of the since cancelled Reality Show ‘Sarah Palin’s Alaska’ is listed on an application that is seeking film and production tax credits from the state. The document, from 2010, names Maria Baltazzi as Executive Producer, but the production remains unidentified. The Alaska Film Office does not disclose specifics about productions seeking tax…

Wednesday night saw the finale of Paula Abdul’s new show ‘Live to Dance.’ Did you see it? Probably not, according to the rating numbers. Her show started out showing some decent numbers, but ended up falling short in the long run, with only 4.8 million tuning in for the finale. No official word from CBS…

The Grammy’s performers are getting ready to entertain you, and we have the inside scoop, thank to our very own super secret spy! Stay tuned in the Yak forum HERE for updates! Rehearsing earlier today, we had Arcade Fire in the house! The house being Staples Center in Los Angeles of course. Anyway, they have…

In honor of Black History Month, we’d like to bring attention to Mr. Sammy Davis, Jr. Sammy Jr. started off touring with his vaudeville- performing father, Sammy Sr. and joined the army during WWII where he experienced racism and segregation. After his discharge, he became great friends with Frank Sinatra and was, as you know,…

A nine-hour adaptation of "11/22/63" - King's thriller about the Kennedy assassination - is headed directly to Hulu. Helmed by Abrams, the series is a limited “event series,” but there will be opportunities for future subsequent seasons based on the story, which follows high school English teacher Jake Epping, who travels back in time to try to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on the fateful date in American history.